"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.